Despite confessing her naivety in forming a friendship with convicted drug dealer Julian Ponder, Alys Harahap has told friends the pair never had an affair as he alleged.(Daily Mail - News, 28 February 2015)

The worldwide business analytics software market generated $37.7B in sales during 2013, and is forecast to grow a 9.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2018 reaching $59.2B. These and other key insights can be found in a recent IDC forecast and market share analysis, IDC’s Worldwide Business Analytics Software 2014–2018 Forecast and 2013 Vendor Shares by Dan Vesset, Brian McDonough, David Schubmehl, Alys Woodward, Mary Wardley and Carl W. Olofson published in July.(Forbes - Technology, 2 August 2014)